Earthkeeping in every element of Church Life
For well more than a decade, PLC has been a community of Earth Keepers seeking a more sustainable future.
Getting into Gear: A Bike Ministry in Fort Collins
When wildfire hit a Lutheran camp, members went and replanted trees.
Holy Trinity Moves Beyond Individual Action
The youth said individual action wasn’t enough. The congregation wrote that down and approved it.
Monarchs and more
Monarch butterflies, a certified waystation on church grounds, and a potluck that leaves no waste behind.
Blessing Creation from Seed to Harvest
Regular speakers on the issues closest to home, seeds handed out to plant, and green tips in the newsletter.
A “Gold Star” Cool Congregation: Solar, LED, and Big Energy Savings
Solar power, LED lighting, and efficient systems earned St. John’s a “Gold Star” Cool Congregation award — and over $70,000 a year in savings.
Montana church uses LRC organizing guide for solar, gardens, and plastic advocacy
Panels overhead, a mission garden growing food for the local bank, and an advocacy group taking on single-use plastics.
Caring for Creation at Carmel
Three families built insulated bee hives to support pollinators, following the synod’s new Pollinator Synod resolution.
Solar Panel Installation – Harrisburg PA
A donated solar installation expected to cover 103% of the campus’s energy needs.
Honoring Our Sacred Trust – Gardening (MO)
Forty-eight people planted native Missouri shrubs in the church’s rain garden for Earth Week.
Vegetable Garden at Trinity Lutheran Church (Ft. Collins, CO)
An eight-year vegetable garden that feeds three congregation services and the local food bank.
Christ the King Edible Food Forest (West Chester, OH)
A native, edible community food forest, shepherded by member Donna Pellegrin.
Free Lighting Upgrade
A free LED lighting upgrade, made possible through a utility rebate program.
Plastic Recycling Example for Church work in the Community
Collecting 500 pounds of plastic film to trade for a park bench at Trinity’s Eco Prayer Park.
Church Spotlight: St. Philip’s Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Gas & Electric partnered with the ELCA’s oldest African American congregation on its energy work.
Impact Reduction: Reusable mesh produce bags
Thanks to our friends from New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia, MD via Charlie Bailey. With some grant funding from the Synod’s Creation Care Ministry we are purchasing reusable mesh produce bags and are planning to give one to any congregational family that wants one. We are going to include a fact sheet in each […]
St. Andrew’s Environmental Stewardship Team: Nine Years Old and Still Going Strong!
Nine years of a wind generator, all-LED buildings, and an annual “Caring for Creation Weekend.”
Edmonds Lutheran Church is Going Solar
A donated solar system, installed with a local solar company and a community award process.